Nepal To Bury Unidentified Flood Victims. How They Will Be Identified Later
Authorities in Nepal have begun burying unidentified victims of recent devastating flash floods due to health risks from decomposing remains. Officials are collecting DNA samples and assigning unique identification numbers to each body to ensure they can be retrieved by relatives in the future.
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This highlights the humanitarian crisis and logistical challenges faced by disaster-stricken regions when managing mass casualties.
Nepal has said it will start burying unidentified and unclaimed bodies recovered after the devastating flash floods tore through the country this week, citing the risk of infection and the deteriorating condition of the remains.At least 675 bodies have so far been recovered since the tsunami-like rumble of water and mud struck villages and towns on Wednesday morning. Chitwan, a district in the south that borders India, recovered the most number of bodies at 233.Chitwan has been struggling to prevent the corpses from decomposing due to a lack of adequate space and facilities at hospitals.
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